Ink package



Feb. 12, 1929.

N. C. PHILLIPS I NK PACKAGE Filed April 12, 1927 Ina/c" or ew w 3 a I It H IL Patented Feb. 12 1929.

UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE} NATHAN CARLETON PHILLIPS, OF GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO A RUSSIA CEMENT COMPANY, OF GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

INK PACKAGE.

Application filed April 12, 1927 Serial No. 183,077.

This invention relates to an ink bottle adapted for use as an ink well from which.

ink may be taken by a pen inserted in the neck of the bottle, the storage space in the bottle being of uniform cross-sectional area or diameter, from the bottom to the top or breast of the bottle body, so that the bottom of said space is not larger than the top.

A bottle thus formed is desirable because it is adapted to maintain a charge of ink in compact form, without enlargement of the lower portion of the charge. Such bottle is liable, however, to be easily tipped over, this liability being an objection to the use on a desk or table of a bottle thus characterized.

The object of the invention is toprovide means for stably supporting a bottle of the general form above indicated, and atthe same time, protect the bottle body while in storage and shipment, and provide a package having an external surface of more attractive form than that of the bottle itself.

I accomplish these results by providing the bottle with a jacket characterized as hereinafter described, the bottle and jacket constituting a new and improved ink package.

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,-

Figure l is a perspective view of an ink package embodying the invention, the bottle body being shown by dotted lines.

Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views,

showing separately the parts of the jacket.

Figure 4: is a section on line 1-4: of Figure 1.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

12 designates the body, 13 the bottom, 14 the breast, and 15 the neck, of an ink bottle adapted to be used on a desk or table as an ink well, into which a pen may be dipped.

The body 12 is of substantially uniform cross-sectional area from the bottom to the breast, or from end to end, so that the bottle is not larger at its lower than at its upper end. The external surface of the body may be either cylindrical or square. There is nothing new in a bottle characterized as above stated. It is obvious that the breast may be domed instead of flat.

In carrying out my invention, I combine with the bottle, a confining jacket composed of a body formed to enclose the body of the bottle, and having an open mouth, and a cover closing said mouth and provided with an orifice through which the bottle neck projects, these parts being made of suitable sheet material, preferably sheet metal.

The jacket body includes a bottom 16, having a considerably greater area than the bottom of the bottle, and an open-mouthed enclosing wall 17, upstanding from the bottom and inclined inwardly therefrom, so that the wall is tapering and its mouth is formed to bear on the upper end of the bottle body, and confine the bottle against lat eral movement in the jacket. 1

The cover, designated by 18, has a flange 19 overlapping the upper end portion of the wall 17. The cover bears on the. breast 1 1, to confine the bottle against vertical movement in the jacket. The cover has an orifice 20, through. which the neck 15 projects. I prefer to rigidly secure the cover'fiange 19 to the jacket body, so that the cover cannot be easily removed, and cannot be removed without distortion or defacement. To this end, the flange may either have a very close driving fit on the upper end portion of the jacket body, or may be soldered, or otherwise fixed thereto. Thebody 17 is preferably provided with a bead 21, on which the lower edge of the cover flange abuts.

The external surface of the wall 17 is preferably substantially square in cross section, and provided with truncated corners, as indicated by Figures 1 and 2, the cover flange 19 being similarly formed.

The jacket body enlarged at its bottom and tapering inwardly to its top, provides a stable support for the bottle, obviating liability of the accidental overturning of the latter when in use, and protects the bottle body from injury when in storage and shipment. V

The tapering form of the jacket and the general design thereof, shown by Figures 1 and 3, impart a novel and attractive form to the package as a whole. The fiat sides of the wall 17 are adapted to be decorated by lithography, or otherwise, to heighten the attractive appearance of the package.

I claim:

An article of the character described comprising a bottle, having an upwardly extending screw threaded neck, and a confinto close engagement with the bottle to ,pre

vent relative turning movement between the bottle and the acket when applying or removing an internally threaded cap to or Wall extending upward from the,

from the threaded neck and a cover bearing on the top of the bottleabout'athe neck and having a depending flange surrounding and secured to the portion of the jacket wall that contacts with the bottle to-maintain the lateral engagement between the jacket and bottle and clamp the bottle vertically against the bottom of the jacket.

In testimony whereof I have afilxed my 20 signature.

NATHAN OARLETON PHILLIPS. 

